If you've crushed the Smoke Jaguars in MechWarrior 3 and still want more, your wish has been granted. The MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon expansion pack kicks the original game up a few notches by adding new BattleMechs, enhanced special effects, and a completely new campaign.

The 20 new missions (including night operations) included with the add-on are split into two minicampaigns of 10 missions each. Players first fight a wily band of Mech pirates, then get to switch sides to play the game from the pirates' perspective. Battles are more difficult than in the original MechWarrior 3, a result of enhanced enemy artificial intelligence and the sheer tonnage of enemy equipment thrown at you each mission. Thankfully, the artificial intelligence works both ways, as your computer-controlled "wingmen" (called lancemates) do a fairly good job of helping out during the more grueling battles.

The challenging missions are Pirate's Moon's greatest asset if you are an experienced player or its greatest liability if you just squeaked by in the original game. The new goodies should be enough to make this an add-on any MechWarrior 3 fan will appreciate.

* Enhances the original game's special effects* Challenging new missions* New Mechs and weapons to play with